Camera Position 139 : The Story Spine

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The Story Spine is a wonderful method of conceptualizing a story. Initially conceived by playwright Kenn Adams, it’s a great tool for anyone who wants to tell a story effectively. The Story Spine is a template, but a loose one, with some open-ended statements that you can fill in to help you start to conceptualize a story.

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The Platform

* Once Upon a Time…
* Everyday…

The Catalyst

* But one day…
* Then something changed…

The Consequences

* Because of that… (repeated as needed)
* And then __________ occurred
* And then…

The Climax

* Until finally…
* Then suddenly…

The Resolution

* Ever since then…
* And the moral of the story is…
* And the funny thing was…

For a PDF of The Story Spine, click here.